Party Station partied out before it even started partying
by JC Fletcher 
{ Oct 2nd 2007 at 4:00PM }
We have some sad news for you. The Nyko Party Station, once destined to grace tables nationwide, cooling drinks and hands, holding delicious snacks, and keeping pan-game scores, has met with an early end. According to an email from Nyko, the components were too expensive for their desired price point-- they would have had to charge $50 or more instead of $25.
That's actually not too hard to believe; the thing was full of functions-- LCD score counters, hand fan, drink coolers, partying spirit. It was too much party for one station to handle. Like heroic Slurms Mckenzie, it just couldn't sustain the volume of partying expected of it. There's still hope that the Party Station will come back some day, if Nyko can get the costs down.
Ironically, right before we started writing this post, we knocked four warm sodas over, ruining the four Wiimotes lying flat on the table and soaking a paper plate full of tortilla chips. It was so upsetting that we forgot who was winning the Wii Sports tournament taking place in the room. It made us kind of nervous, and now our hands are all sweaty.
That's actually not too hard to believe; the thing was full of functions-- LCD score counters, hand fan, drink coolers, partying spirit. It was too much party for one station to handle. Like heroic Slurms Mckenzie, it just couldn't sustain the volume of partying expected of it. There's still hope that the Party Station will come back some day, if Nyko can get the costs down.
Ironically, right before we started writing this post, we knocked four warm sodas over, ruining the four Wiimotes lying flat on the table and soaking a paper plate full of tortilla chips. It was so upsetting that we forgot who was winning the Wii Sports tournament taking place in the room. It made us kind of nervous, and now our hands are all sweaty.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
iconmaster @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:38PM
That last paragraph is full of win.
David W. @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:41PM
*cries* I miss you slums
David W. @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:43PM
erm...Slurms, not Slums
Jonathan Tran @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:43PM
although I wasn't gonna buy this, I find it funny that they designed and marketed this whole thing, and their materials appraisal was off by 100% the whole time..?!?!
Matters @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:54PM
uhmmmm what? Those LCD's aren't very expensive. The only other thing on there that should have cost much was the fan.
The can cooler was just a bag you put in the freezer. Those things aren't that expensive.
They could easily ditch the fan and I don't see how everything else could possibly add up to more than 10 bucks.
Unless it's some very expensive plastic?
THRILLHO @ Oct 2nd 2007 5:17PM
Matters:
See link below:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sarcasm
Zack W. @ Oct 2nd 2007 6:23PM
I have to agree with iconmaster....I second the full of win!
Archibold @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:12PM
Two Futurama references in one day makes me happy.
Keep 'em coming, Nintendowiifanboy.
Matters @ Oct 4th 2007 2:04PM
THRILL:
I wasn't referring to the editors comments, but thanks for that link anyway. I had NO IDEA what sarcasm was.
I was expressing my disbelief but now that I read my comment again I can see how you were confused.